A newly unsealed lawsuit claims billing software made by Epic Systems has caused hundreds of hospitals to double-bill Medicaid and Medicare for anesthesia services which could have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in improper claims to CMS.

CMS quality programs will require the use of a new health IT standard, called Clinical Quality Language (CQL), in the 2019 care year to “better express logic defining measure populations to improve the accuracy and clarity” of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).

The medical practices represented by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) want to have more input on health IT requirements under the new administration—not a repeat of “being told what to do” as they felt with meaningful use, according to the MGMA’s director of health IT policy, Robert Tennant, MA.

Lexington, Massachusetts-based health IT security firm Imprivata has acquired the identity and access management business of Caradigm, a population health company run by GE Healthcare.

David Shulkin, MD, secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), told a House committee the transition from its legacy electronic health record (EHR) to a new Cerner system will take seven to eight years.

In a survey of leaders at hospitals, health system and physician practices, just 9 percent reported they’ve fully implemented products that meet the requirements of the 2015 edition of Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT), though 41 percent said they’re in the process of doing so.

‘Physician Innovation Network’ builds on AMA efforts to ensure digital health tools are patient-centered, evidence-based, interoperable and outcomes-focused

About 500 employees at Watertown, Massachusetts-based Athenahealth will be laid off as the digital health services company looks to cut costs under pressure from an activist investor.